# Finding addresses from maps/sat photos

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-addresses-from-maps-sat-photos/383154>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 7, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-addresses-from-maps-sat-photos/383154 "2006-12-07T00:19:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-addresses-from-maps-sat-photos/383154/1 "2006-12-07T00:19:22Z")

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I have to list my past places of residence as part of a background investigation for a job prospect. I lived at a different apartment during each of my 5 years of college and an a little hazy on the specific house numbers. I can find each of them on Google Earth but I’m really after the numbers.

Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![troubledwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@troubledwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troubledwater)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-addresses-from-maps-sat-photos/383154/2 "2006-12-07T00:43:17Z")

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Does your county have a good website? Mine has a hybrid map/orthophoto, and you can get the addresses off that. Or Zillow, for that matter. Those would only give you a building number, not a unit number. How about your credit report, or copies of your tax returns?